Commentaries

Ten of the Best Films About the Business World

September 3, 2016

The International Movie Data Base is probably the singe best source for information about films and television programs. The links provided in this post are to IMDb In my opinion, these are the ten of the best films from which…

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Here are the questions you need to answer when solving an especially serious problem

September 3, 2016

In his latest book, Managing in the Gray: Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work, Joseph Badaracco observes, “The soundest guidance for grappling with hard, complex, uncertain practical problems is a set of five questions that men…

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Stanley Bing Asks “What can we learn from successful people under 40?”

September 2, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Stanley Bing for Fortune magazine, To read the complete article, check out others, obtain subscription information, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. Illustration credit: Guy Shield for…

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Help Your Cross-Cultural Team Make That Deadline

September 2, 2016

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Managing a project on a tight deadline is tough, but…

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The Post-Suasion Imperative

September 1, 2016

In the final chapter of his latest book, Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade, Robert Cialdini suggests that — when members of an audience favor the given action or idea proposed, when they have become temporarily convinced —…

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How advanced analytics can drive productivity

September 1, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from a transcript of a podcast during which Cecilia Ma Zecha discusses how advanced analytics can drive productivity with Nimal Manuel and Bill Wiseman. This program is sponsored by McKinsey & Company. To read the…

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How To Be An Expert: 8 Proven Secrets to Superior Skill

August 31, 2016

Here is an excerpt from Eric Barker he posted at his blog, “Barking Up the Wrong Tree.” To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Here’s how to…

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“The Internet of Things: Mapping the value beyond the hype”

August 31, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by James Manyika, Michael Chui, Peter Bisson, Jonathan Woetzel, Richard Dobbs, Jacques Bughin, and Dan Aharon for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check…

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The Importance of Drawing and Doodling to Developing Breakthrough Ideas

August 30, 2016

Prior to the invention of language, human beings relied on hand gestures and then scratchings on cave walls or in the soil as the only ways that they could communicate. Today, people still communicate with drawings. For example, Rollin King…

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The Two Things Killing Your Ability to Focus

August 30, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by William Treseder for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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